Revelation 9:17

Thus I saw the horses in the vision, and those who sat on them, having breastplates of fiery red, hyacinth blue, and sulfur yellow; and the horses’ heads resembled lions’ heads. Out of their mouths proceed fire, smoke, and sulfur.

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WEBBE

Thus I saw the horses in the vision and those who sat on them, having breastplates of fiery red, hyacinth blue, and sulphur yellow; and the horses’ heads resembled lions’ heads. Out of their mouths proceed fire, smoke, and sulphur.

BSB

Now the horses and riders in my vision looked like this: The riders had breastplates the colors of fire, sapphire, and sulfur. The heads of the horses were like the heads of lions, and out of their mouths proceeded fire, smoke, and sulfur.

KJV

And thus I saw the horses in the vision, and them that sat on them, having breastplates of fire, and of jacinth, and brimstone: and the heads of the horses were as the heads of lions; and out of their mouths issued fire and smoke and brimstone.

ASV

And thus I saw the horses in the vision, and them that sat on them, having breastplates [as] of fire and of hyacinth and of brimstone: and the heads of the horses are as the heads of lions; and out of their mouths proceedeth fire and smoke and brimstone.

BBE

And so I saw the horses in the vision, and those who were seated on them, having breastplates of fire and glass and of burning stone: and the heads of the horses were as the heads of lions; and out of their mouths came fire and smoke and a smell of burning.

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Καὶ Kai And G2532 οὕτως houtōs thus G3779 εἶδον eidon I saw G1492 τοὺς tous the G3588 ἵππους ippous horses G2462 ἐν en in G1722 τῇ tēa the G3588 ὁράσει horasei vision G3706 καὶ kai and G2532 τοὺς tous those G3588 καθημένους kathēmenous sitting G2521 ἐπ ep᾽ on G1909 αὐτῶν autōn them G846 ἔχοντας echontas having G2192 θώρακας thōrakas breastplates G2382 πυρίνους purinous fiery G4447 καὶ kai and G2532 ὑακινθίνους hu'akinthinous hyacinthine G5191 καὶ kai and G2532 θειώδεις theiōdeis brimstone G2306 καὶ kai And G2532 αἱ hai the G3588 κεφαλαὶ kephalai heads G2776 τῶν tōn of the G3588 ἵππων ippōn horses [were] G2462 ὡς hōs like G5613 κεφαλαὶ kephalai heads G2776 λεόντων leontōn of lions G3023 καὶ kai and G2532 ἐκ ek out of G1537 τῶν tōn the G3588 στομάτων stomatōn mouths G4750 αὐτῶν autōn of them G846 ἐκπορεύεται ekporeuetai proceed G1607 πῦρ pur fire G4442 καὶ kai and G2532 καπνὸς kapnos smoke G2586 καὶ kai and G2532 θεῖον theion brimstone G2303

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 13–21

The sixth angel sounded, and here the power of the Turks seems the subject. Their time is limited. They not only slew in war, but brought a poisonous and ruinous religion. The antichristian generation repented not under these dreadful judgments. From this sixth trumpet learn that God can make one enemy of the church a scourge and a plague to another. The idolatry in the remains of the eastern church and elsewhere, and the sins of professed Christians, render this prophecy and its fulfilment more wonderful. And the attentive reader of Scripture and history, may find his faith and hope strengthened by events, which in other respects fill his heart with anguish and his eyes with tears, while he sees that men who escape these plagues, repent not of their evil works, but go on with idolatries, wickedness, and cruelty, till wrath comes upon them to the utmost.

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Meteorology And Celestial PhenomenaLionHorseBreastplateBrimstoneJacinth

Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.